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In Retrospect

If I had the power, perhaps in an alternate timeline, the Top 40 would have been quite different...

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Number
1 Up by 1

Shock The Monkey
Peter Gabriel
From the album: Peter Gabriel: Security
Peak
1 (for 1 weeks)
Weeks
12
Number
2 Down by 1

Mad World
Tears for Fears
From the album: The Hurting
Peak
1 (for 2 weeks)
Weeks
16
Number
3

The Things That Dreams Are Made Of
The Human League
From the album: Dare!
Peak
1 (for 5 weeks)
Weeks
17
Number
4

Runaway
Thompson Twins
Peak
1 (for 2 weeks)
Weeks
20
Number
5

Windpower
Thomas Dolby
From the album: The Golden Age of Wireless
Peak
1 (for 4 weeks)
Weeks
21
Number
6 Up by 1

Talk Talk
Talk Talk
From the album: The Party's Over
Peak
6
Weeks
15
Number
7 Up by 4

Space Age Love Song
A Flock of Seagulls
From the album: A Flock of Seagulls
Peak
7
Weeks
6
Number
8

The Look of Love, Pt. 1
ABC
From the album: The Lexicon of Love
Peak
8
Weeks
12
Number
9

Goody Two Shoes
Adam Ant
From the album: Friend Or Foe
Peak
9
Weeks
8
Number
10 Up by 3

(Can I) Find the Right Words (To Say)
Blondie
From the album: The Hunter
Peak
10
Weeks
12
Number
11 Down by 5

Angst in My Pants
Sparks
From the album: Angst in My Pants
Peak
4
Weeks
18
Number
12 Up by 5

Back on the Chain Gang
The Pretenders
From the album: Learning to Crawl
Peak
12
Weeks
6
Number
13 Up by 1

Rock The Casbah
The Clash
From the album: Combat Rock
Peak
13
Weeks
10
Number
14 Up by 5

That's Good
Devo
From the album: Oh No! It's Devo
Peak
14
Weeks
5
Number
15 Down by 5

I Need You
Paul Carrack
Peak
9
Weeks
17
Number
16

Uncertain Smile
The The
From the album: Soul Mining
Peak
16
Weeks
9
Number
17 Down by 5

Peek-A-Boo
Devo
From the album: Oh No! It's Devo
Peak
6
Weeks
17
Number
18 Up by 6

Hungry Like The Wolf
Duran Duran
From the album: Rio
Peak
18
Weeks
6
Number
19 Down by 4

Let Me Go
Heaven 17
From the album: The Luxury Gap
Peak
11
Weeks
14
Number
20 Up by 3

I Know There's Something Going On
Frida
From the album: Something's Going On
Peak
20
Weeks
4
Number
21 Up by 4

Twilight Zone
Golden Earring
From the album: Cut
Peak
21
Weeks
6
Number
22 Down by 4

Situation
Yazoo
From the album: Upstairs At Eric's
Peak
15
Weeks
13
Number
23 Down by 3

Rock This Town
Stray Cats
From the album: Stray Cats
Peak
20
Weeks
12
Number
24 Down by 3

Maneater
Daryl Hall and John Oates
From the album: H₂O
Peak
21
Weeks
11
Number
25 Down by 3

It's Raining Again
Supertramp
From the album: Famous Last Words
Peak
16
Weeks
13
Number
26 Up by 2

Up the Down Escalator
The Chameleons
From the album: Script of the Bridge
Peak
26
Weeks
6
Number
27

Let's Go to Bed
The Cure
Peak
20
Weeks
11
Number
28 Down by 2

Temptation (original version 1982)
New Order
Peak
1 (for 4 weeks)
Weeks
37
Number
29 Debut

Make a Circuit with Me
Polecats
Peak
29
Weeks
1
Number
30

Mickey
Toni Basil
From the album: Word Of Mouth
Peak
30
Weeks
8
Number
31 Up by 2

Eaten by the Monster of Love
Sparks
From the album: Angst in My Pants
Peak
31
Weeks
6
Number
32 Up by 4

Feet Don't Fail Me Now
Utopia
Peak
32
Weeks
4
Number
33 Up by 8

The Cutter
Echo & the Bunnymen
From the album: Porcupine
Peak
33
Weeks
2
Number
34 Up by 1

The Other Guy
Little River Band
From the album: Greatest Hits
Peak
34
Weeks
6
Number
35 Down by 6

You Got Lucky
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
From the album: Long After Dark
Peak
26
Weeks
9
Number
36 Up by 3

On the Loose
Saga
From the album: Worlds Apart
Peak
36
Weeks
3
Number
37

Subdivisions
Rush
From the album: Signals
Peak
37
Weeks
4
Number
38 Down by 7

Dirty Laundry
Don Henley
From the album: I Can't Stand Still
Peak
24
Weeks
10
Number
39 Debut

Old and Wise
The Alan Parsons Project
From the album: Eye in the Sky
Peak
39
Weeks
1
Number
40 Down by 8

Destination Unknown
Missing Persons
From the album: Spring Session M
Peak
8
Weeks
17
Number
41 Up by 3

Telecommunication
A Flock of Seagulls
From the album: A Flock of Seagulls
Peak
41
Weeks
3
Number
42 Down by 2

Steppin' Out
Joe Jackson
From the album: Night and Day
Peak
40
Weeks
5
Number
43 Down by 9

Southern Cross
Crosby & Stills and Nash
From the album: Daylight Again
Peak
31
Weeks
9
Number
44 Down by 6

I Ran (So Far Away)
A Flock of Seagulls
From the album: A Flock of Seagulls
Peak
1 (for 4 weeks)
Weeks
29
Number
45 Down by 2

Africa
Toto
From the album: Toto IV
Peak
29
Weeks
8
Number
46 Up by 3

Winds of Change
Jefferson Starship
From the album: Winds of Change
Peak
46
Weeks
2
Number
47 Up by 3

Stray Cat Strut
Stray Cats
From the album: Stray Cats
Peak
47
Weeks
2
Number
48 Debut

Lies
Thompson Twins
From the album: Quick Step & Side Kick
Peak
48
Weeks
1
Number
49 Debut

Down Under
Men at Work
From the album: Business As Usual
Peak
49
Weeks
1
Number
50 Down by 5

Living on the Ceiling
Blancmange
From the album: Happy Families
Peak
23
Weeks
13

Dropouts

Number
42 Dropout

Danceway
Blondie
From the album: The Hunter
Peak
1 (for 5 weeks)
Weeks
27
Number
46 Dropout

Industrial Disease
Dire Straits
From the album: Love Over Gold
Peak
46
Weeks
5
Number
47 Dropout

Beat Surrender
The Jam
From the album: Snap!
Peak
34
Weeks
6
Number
48 Dropout

Does It Make You Remember
Kim Carnes
From the album: Voyeur
Peak
32
Weeks
9

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Date

February 5, 1983

Songs

50

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2 1 Peter Gabriel – “Shock The Monkey” 1(×1) 12

1 2 Tears for Fears – “Mad World” 1(×2) 16

3 3 The Human League – “The Things That Dreams Are Made Of” 1(×5) 17

4 4 Thompson Twins – “Runaway” 1(×2) 20

5 5 Thomas Dolby – “Windpower” 1(×4) 21

7 6 Talk Talk – “Talk Talk” 6 15

11 7 A Flock of Seagulls – “Space Age Love Song” 7 6

8 8 ABC – “The Look of Love, Pt. 1” 8 12

9 9 Adam Ant – “Goody Two Shoes” 9 8

13 10 Blondie – “(Can I) Find the Right Words (To Say)” 10 12

6 11 Sparks – “Angst in My Pants” 4 18

17 12 The Pretenders – “Back on the Chain Gang” 12 6

14 13 The Clash – “Rock The Casbah” 13 10

19 14 Devo – “That's Good” 14 5

10 15 Paul Carrack – “I Need You” 9 17

16 16 The The – “Uncertain Smile” 16 9

12 17 Devo – “Peek-A-Boo” 6 17

24 18 Duran Duran – “Hungry Like The Wolf” 18 6

15 19 Heaven 17 – “Let Me Go” 11 14

23 20 Frida – “I Know There's Something Going On” 20 4

25 21 Golden Earring – “Twilight Zone” 21 6

18 22 Yazoo – “Situation” 15 13

20 23 Stray Cats – “Rock This Town” 20 12

21 24 Daryl Hall and John Oates – “Maneater” 21 11

22 25 Supertramp – “It's Raining Again” 16 13

28 26 The Chameleons – “Up the Down Escalator” 26 6

27 27 The Cure – “Let's Go to Bed” 20 11

26 28 New Order – “Temptation (original version 1982)” 1(×4) 37

NE 29 Polecats – “Make a Circuit with Me” 29 1

30 30 Toni Basil – “Mickey” 30 8

33 31 Sparks – “Eaten by the Monster of Love” 31 6

36 32 Utopia – “Feet Don't Fail Me Now” 32 4

41 33 Echo & the Bunnymen – “The Cutter” 33 2

35 34 Little River Band – “The Other Guy” 34 6

29 35 Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers – “You Got Lucky” 26 9

39 36 Saga – “On the Loose” 36 3

37 37 Rush – “Subdivisions” 37 4

31 38 Don Henley – “Dirty Laundry” 24 10

NE 39 The Alan Parsons Project – “Old and Wise” 39 1

32 40 Missing Persons – “Destination Unknown” 8 17

44 41 A Flock of Seagulls – “Telecommunication” 41 3

40 42 Joe Jackson – “Steppin' Out” 40 5

34 43 Crosby & Stills and Nash – “Southern Cross” 31 9

38 44 A Flock of Seagulls – “I Ran (So Far Away)” 1(×4) 29

43 45 Toto – “Africa” 29 8

49 46 Jefferson Starship – “Winds of Change” 46 2

50 47 Stray Cats – “Stray Cat Strut” 47 2

NE 48 Thompson Twins – “Lies” 48 1

NE 49 Men at Work – “Down Under” 49 1

45 50 Blancmange – “Living on the Ceiling” 23 13

DROPOUTS:

42 -- Blondie – “Danceway” 1(×5) 27

46 -- Dire Straits – “Industrial Disease” 46 5

47 -- The Jam – “Beat Surrender” 34 6

48 -- Kim Carnes – “Does It Make You Remember” 32 9

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